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Iruka laid awake long into the dead of the night. Beside him, Kakashi snored softly, his arms holding Iruka close like a teddy bear. Faint light filled the room from the living room, the soft light from the Christmas tree overflowing into the bedroom. Only three presents were left under the tree. The children’s gifts had been distributed on the last day of school and Iruka had spent part of the morning delivering the rest to his chuunin and jounin friends.

One of the boxes would be waiting a few more days until Naruto finally came home. The other two… Iruka was slightly worried whether Kakashi would like his present. It would be fine, most likely. After all, it just seemed to fit Kakashi and he was positive he’d gotten the size right. As for his present… he really hoped Kakashi hadn’t gotten him anything perverted. Hopefully Kakashi had better sense than that, but it was Kakashi so…

“You’re thinking too loud.”

Iruka jumped in surprise. “K-kakashi? You’re awake?”

“As are you. Do you need me to help remedy that?”

Iruka blushed and hid his face against Kakashi’s chest. “I… um… no, that’s alright…”

Kakashi laughed softly and squeezed one side of Iruka’s ass. “Okay, but the offer’s still open. Can’t sleep?”

“My mind won’t settle down.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll love whatever you got me. I’m thrilled as it is, just knowing you want to spend Christmas together.”

“How did you-”

“Ruka, you can be a little obvious when you worry.”

“Oh.” Iruka’s blush darkened and he was glad for the lack of light in the room.

“If you’re really worried about it, you can just tie a bow around your-”

Iruka counted to ten before he pulled the pillow off of the jounin’s face.

“I hear they make candy cane flavored-”

Ten seconds was not long enough.

Suddenly, Iruka was in the air, his back hitting the futon as the pillow fell away. One of Kakashi’s hands pinned both of Iruka’s above his head. “Are you done worrying now?”

“Y-yes.”

Kakashi leaned down to kiss Iruka softly. “I don’t suppose you want to…”

It was tempting, but Iruka was tired and they really did need to get some sleep tonight. “Maybe in the morning?”

Kakashi smiled and planted one last kiss on Iruka’s cheek before rolling them back over. “So you mean I get my present early?”

Iruka slapped Kakashi lightly on the arm and settled back down to sleep. He was looking forward to Christmas morning.
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Iruka laid awake long into the dead of the night. Beside him, Kakashi snored softly, his arms holding Iruka close like a teddy bear. Faint light filled the room from the living room, the soft light from the Christmas tree overflowing into the bedroom. Only three presents were left under the tree. The children’s gifts had been distributed on the last day of school and Iruka had spent part of the morning delivering the rest to his chuunin and jounin friends.

One of the boxes would be waiting a few more days until Naruto finally came home. The other two… Iruka was slightly worried whether Kakashi would like his present. It would be fine, most likely. After all, it just seemed to fit Kakashi and he was positive he’d gotten the size right. As for his present… he really hoped Kakashi hadn’t gotten him anything perverted. Hopefully Kakashi had better sense than that, but it was Kakashi so…

“You’re thinking too loud.”

Iruka jumped in surprise. “K-kakashi? You’re awake?”

“As are you. Do you need me to help remedy that?”

Iruka blushed and hid his face against Kakashi’s chest. “I… um… no, that’s alright…”

Kakashi laughed softly and squeezed one side of Iruka’s ass. “Okay, but the offer’s still open. Can’t sleep?”

“My mind won’t settle down.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll love whatever you got me. I’m thrilled as it is, just knowing you want to spend Christmas together.”

“How did you-”

“Ruka, you can be a little obvious when you worry.”

“Oh.” Iruka’s blush darkened and he was glad for the lack of light in the room.

“If you’re really worried about it, you can just tie a bow around your-”

Iruka counted to ten before he pulled the pillow off of the jounin’s face.

“I hear they make candy cane flavored-”

Ten seconds was not long enough.

Suddenly, Iruka was in the air, his back hitting the futon as the pillow fell away. One of Kakashi’s hands pinned both of Iruka’s above his head. “Are you done worrying now?”

“Y-yes.”

Kakashi leaned down to kiss Iruka softly. “I don’t suppose you want to…”

It was tempting, but Iruka was tired and they really did need to get some sleep tonight. “Maybe in the morning?”

Kakashi smiled and planted one last kiss on Iruka’s cheek before rolling them back over. “So you mean I get my present early?”

Iruka slapped Kakashi lightly on the arm and settled back down to sleep. He was looking forward to Christmas morning.

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